Tobacco container



Nov. 3, 1931. 1 MQLK A 1,830,403

' 'TOBACGOYCONTAINER Filed March 16, 1929 'INVENTORS.

.ATIORNEYS.

" [Patented Nov. '3, 1931 r UNITED "STAT -"s PATENT OFFICE,

J HN A. MOLK, orwiisLnYvILLn ANn HERBERT L. BATES, or ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA TOBACCO CONTAINER Application filed March 16, 1929. Serial No. 347,525.

, 'lhepresent invention'is designed to pro- Videtheordinary tobacco container which is ordinarily retailed with a moisture-supplying means whichwill maintain the tobacco in proper condition. With such containers, space is a great consideration in the matter further it must be offsuch size that itmay he car'rled. by the average consumer.

and size and satisfy the requirements very .well except for the matter of moisture: The body ofthe container is comparatively thin and is usually provided with a'hinged cover having depending sides telescoping thesides of the container and making a comparatively tight joint. Features and details of the invention will appear from the specification and claims. i

A preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings asfollows V a Fig. 1 is a perspeetive view'of the upper end ofthe container. Fig. 2 a top View of the cover. I Fig. 3 a section on the line 3-3 in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 a section on the line 4-4 in Fig.2; 1 marksthe receptacle of the container and 2 the cover. provided with alternate-projecting hooks 3 and 4 in which is arranged ahinge-wire 5.

The cover has the top'6 and depending sides Thesem containers are now or nearlystandard shape our hands.

The receptacle and cover are moisture to the tobacco in the container. The pad material is secured by the inturned fold and projecting flange and thus permits of the use of ver fragile material for the absorbent pad. t-also provides a finished edge for the cover. of handling the productto the consumer and vVhat is claimedas new is 1. In a tobacco container, the combination of a receptacle; a cover for the receptacle having a top Wall with'dependent side Walls;

a moisture-absorbing pad of substantially uniform thickness; and securing means for vthe pad formed on the side walls of the cover comprising a return fold on the edge of the cover, said return fold being integral with the side walls of the cover and forming the inner surface of the side wall of the cover.

2. In a tobacco container, the combination of a receptacle; a cover for the receptacle hav ing a top wall with dependent side walls; a

moisture-absorbing pad of substantially uniformthickness'; and securing means for the pad formed on the side walls of the cover comprising an inturned fold and a flange on the inturned fold projecting over, the pad.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set JOHN A. MOLK. HERBERT L. BATES.

7 which when-closed extend down along'the' 1 sides of the receptacle forming a closed joint. A moisture absorbent pad 8, preferably of materialsimilar to-blotting paper issecured againstthe under-side of the top of the cover 6. The securing of the pad is preferably accomplished by providingan inturned fold with an inwardly projecting flange 10 which projects over the pad. in this way the blotting pad takes almost no space inthe container and when the cover is thrown back ceptacle so that moisture may be readily and freely applied to the pad in place and this moisture is taken'up by the pad and gives up this moisture to the air the closed con- 9 on the depending side 7 and providing this the depending sides form in a manner a retainer andin this manner communicates the 

